Alexei curled his lips.
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He pulled Natasha, still squatting in a daze, to her feet, then touched her stomach. “You have to <i>be </i>careful with your body<i>.</i><i>” </i>
Natasha shot him a nce, an indescribable look on her face.
However, Lucas was clearly overthinking it.
His lips were trembling. The next moment, he charged forward without warning, swinging
his fist.
He said, “Alexei, she’s only 23!”
He thought of the scene where Alexei had just dragged Natasha, who was fiercely resisting, into the gynecology clinic.
Lucas’s voice was brimming with overwhelming rage, every word squeezed out through clenched teeth, as if he were spitting blood.
He said, “You are forcing her to get an abortion? How shameless can you be?”
Alexei quickly pulled Natasha back two steps and effortlessly caught his fist.
He asked, “Mr. Wright, what right do you meddle in our affairs? Don’t you think you are being inappropriate?”
Lucas’s hand was almost twisted off, but he stubbornly looked at Natasha.
He said, “Even if we broke up, I’ve been like a brother to her for over ten years. You are a monster. You will never understand what responsibility means.”
Alexei thought, ‘Responsibility?
‘So Lucas was taking responsibility of Olivia back then?‘
Alexei was truly amused. “Mr. Wright, you certainly have the heart of a saint.”
He released his hand, skillfully pushing him back a bit, then bent down and kissed Natasha on the forehead.
Her eyes widened, and she wore a surprised look since she was shocked by the scene.
Alexei said, “But Natasha loves me, what can I do? Even if I’m an unforgivable scoundrel, she
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Lucas refused to engage with the shameless man. With reddened eyes, he reached out his hand to Natasha.
He said, “Natasha, don’t be afraid. Come to me.”
He thought, ‘It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t broken Natasha’s heart, a maniptive person like Alexei would never have had the chance to take advantage of her.
How could a monster who would hurt his father and kin genuinely care for a woman?‘
Lucas’s heart bled with regret.
His eyes held profound sorrow and pity, along with a fierce determination to take her away.
Natasha, who was being pitied, mumbled confusedly.
She said, “What?”
Lucas pursed his lips. “Don’t be afraid, I’ll take you away. If you don’t want to terminate this pregnancy, you don’t have to.”
Natasha said, “I am not…”
Lucas saw her hand unconsciously rest on Alexei’s hand, which was covering her belly, and pain flickered in Lucas’s eyes.
As if making a profound decision, he stated, “When the child is born, I can be its father.”
Natasha was truly taken aback this time.
She scrutinized him, as if seeing him from apletely new perspective.
However, she shook her head firmly. “There’s no need. My child will naturally have a loving father, and that person won’t be you.”
Lucas was provoked by her words. “Who will the father be? Will it be this man who forced and coerced you?”
Natasha’s expression turned cold. “Lucas, stop letting prejudice and malice color your assumptions about our rtionship.
“For the veryst time, there has never been any coercion or conspiracy between Alexei and me. Only those involved can truly feel if it’s genuine.
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“Your baseless conjectures simply mean you’re unwilling to ept the truth.
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“Furthermore, your engagement with Olivia is still valid. Be mindful of your status. You’ve already crossed the line once. Are you going to do it a second time?”
Alexei’s thousand boasts could notpare to Natasha’s single retort.
Alexei, who was initially annoyed by Lucas’s audacious remark, enjoyed Natasha’s defense, and his face instantly brightened.
He looked at Lucas, who seemed to have been dealt a heavy blow, and curved his lips. “Mr. Wright, make way.”
Lucas stood rooted to the spot, his legs heavy, unable to move a single step.
He thought, ‘Natasha is right. I can feel it. Between these two, the atmosphere and physical contact are much more intimate and natural than at thest birthday party!
He was unwilling to admit that Natasha’s favor had fallen upon another man.
He swallowed the blood in his throat, forcing back the tears in his eyes.
He chuckled, feigning indifference, as if convincing himself. “It’s alright, Natasha. You are young, and you are too impulsive. I can wait for you toe through.”
He gazed at her gently. “Did you receive the flowers I sent you? How about I send them to you every day from now on?”
Natasha thought, ‘I never heard anything about that.’
She nced at Alexei.
Alexei’s gaze flickered, and he casually looked towards the corner of the nearby wall.
Natasha smiled slightly, took Alexei’s hand, and said calmly, “I threw them away.”
These words were like thest straw for Lucas.
He said, “Why?”
Natasha said, “I don’t like those flowers. You sent them because you knew their flowernguage meant apology, didn’t you?
“You sent so many that you actually thought I liked them. Don’t you know that every time they appear, it means you hurt me again.
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“Lucas, I never needed an apology. I just wanted to be treated fairly.”
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She impatiently cut him off, “Don’t send anything else. I hate them, not for their appearance or meaning, but simply because they came from you.
“My house doesn’t need gifts from a third party. Lucas, such persistence is truly despicable.”
She spoke quickly, every word a stab to the heart.
Lucas had never so clearly witnessed what Natasha looked like when she was truly heartless.
His heart felt like a gaping void. He heard the wind howling.
Alexei gripped Natasha’s hand, leading her past the stunned Lucas.
However, after taking a few steps, he stopped again. “Natasha is not pregnant.”
Lucas looked at him in surprise.
Alexei, however, wasposed. “Only an ipetent man would allow his woman to get pregnant out of wedlock and then force her to have an abortion.
“I’m telling you this not to make you happy, but merely to warn you not to spread rumors. Natasha always deserves the most sincere and cherished treatment.” <fnd016> For original chapters go to find?novel</fnd016>
It was one thing to deal with a love rival, but he didn’t want anything to jeopardize Natasha’s reputation.
So he didn’t mind taking the initiative to rify.
Their true contest was never about words.
Alexei’s attitude was like a loud p to Lucas’s face.
He kept denying Alexei’s sincerity, which would inevitably lead people to believe Natasha was undeserving of it.
But Alexei’s caution and earnestness clearly demonstrated that his attitude was never just a game, as outsiders imed.
Alexei never left any room for criticism.
Lucas gave a wry smile.
Natasha and Alexei made up a harmonious sight. They walked hand in hand intimately into
the distance.
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However, the startled cries of passersby and the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind them.
A person said, “Doctor, someone is spitting up blood!”
The doctor said, “Hurry up and get the fainted patient onto the stretcher.
“What triggered this? He looks so young.”
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The chatter drifted to her ears. Natasha turned and nced, but it was just a fleeting look.
Lucas’s figure was quickly swallowed by the crowd. She gave him a casual nce, like a bystander watching a spectacle, then looked away.
She thought, ‘Lucas is truly strange. It seems that he loves me deeply. He is even willing to ept a child that isn’t his own for my sake.
“Yet, all I ask is for him to unequivocally stand by my side when ites to me and Olivia, but he can never do that.
“I will not bother to figure out people I cannot understand.‘
She quickly put the unexpected encounter with Lucas behind her and teasingly looked at Alexei.
She asked, “What happened <i>to </i>the flowers he sent?”
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